Craftsman AMERICAN EAGLE series

tobyrogers · Post by **tobyrogers** » Sun May 27, 2007 8:31 pm

These are my Craftsman AE knives.As you can tell I like big knives.Arnold

jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Sun May 27, 2007 9:36 pm

nice, are those made by schrade for sears?

Gunsmoke47 · Post by **Gunsmoke47** » Sun May 27, 2007 9:42 pm

They do have the Schrade look on the handles don't they? Very nice Tobyrogers

tobyrogers · Post by **tobyrogers** » Sun May 27, 2007 10:09 pm

Yes Schrade made these for Sears.The unusual thing is the Fullers Groove.Not many Schrades had these.Arnold

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Mon May 28, 2007 2:56 am

Fullers Groove??

A Fuller is a rounded or beveled groove on the flat side of a blade, such as a sword, knife, or bayonet. Although 19th century romantic fancy referred to them as "blood grooves", their purpose is to lighten and strengthen the blade, rather than to allow blood to flow from a stabbed person.
Some speculate that this design feature makes a weapon easier to withdraw after a stabbing attack by allowing air into the wound it produces, but no real evidence has ever demonstrated that any resisting suction effect exists. Many blades use fullers even when they are so short that the physical effect is negligible; in this case, the purpose may be to make the weapon resemble larger blades.

tobyrogers · Post by **tobyrogers** » Mon May 28, 2007 3:20 am

Thanks for the information.My point was Schrade never used these on most of there knives.You may be right about making it resemble larger blades.Arnold

Mossdancer · Post by **Mossdancer** » Mon May 28, 2007 3:35 am

Hello:
I bet if the truth were known, the metal saved from 100 fullered blades would come close to making another blade. Not much metal available during war years.
A properly installed fuller will lighten and not weaken the blade.

Those are really nice knives, especially the three and their sheaths on the right. They sure missed a bet not being made by Buck. The blade styles and the sheath styles are certainly similiar to the 120,119 and I think the 115. Again nice knives.
wb

tobyrogers · Post by **tobyrogers** » Mon May 28, 2007 3:54 am

There was some argument about these being made by Buck on the Schrade 166 Buffalo Bill which the larger blades are patterned after but I showed that they are Schrade made.The smaller knife is like the 41OT.Arnold

ea42 · Post by **ea42** » Thu May 31, 2007 5:37 pm

Awesome collection Arnold! Must have taken a while to collect that bunch, you don't see them too often.
Here's a Buffalo Bill for comparison:

redferd · Post by **redferd** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 1:57 am

Nice collection of nice knives. I have a few sheath fixed blades too.